POST-VERDICT RULINGS: Plaintiff’s request to “correct” his verdict for damages incurred by boxes falling from truck to reflect via 9 juror affidavits that jury made “clerical error” in finding $657,000 “total” damages to be reduced by his 35% fault when it intended $657,000 to be the “net” award denied on basis that affidavits not admissible to impeach the verdict… Defendant’s motion to offset SSDI denied as Plaintiff would not be fully compensated in light of 35% fault reduction (1st impression)… pre-judgment interest awarded on $25,000 medicals award even though the stipulated amount was more… Davies. [Read more…]
Archives for August 2023
$5,826,023 verdict/judgment, fraudulent ARD claims
VERDICT: $1,081,265 verdict trebled by Judge Christensen to $3,243,795 damages for false or fraudulent ARD claims by CARD plus $2,582,228 False Claim Act penalties for total of $5,826,023 to US with Qui Tam Relator BNSF awarded 25% of total proceeds plus fees/costs (claim for $1.4 million pending). [Read more…]
Settlements
Plan I
Patrick Daniels, multiple, 12/21, disputed, $30,000, Kiel Duckworth [Read more…]
Discovery, MVA suit dismissed for dilatory responses
DISCOVERY: MVA suit properly dismissed with prejudice as sanction for dilatory responses… Souza affirmed. [Read more…]
Rape/incest, 2004 convictions, recantation/false memory
RAPE/INCEST: Claims of actual innocence of 2004 convictions of sexual abuse of daughters based on “newly discovered evidence” of recantation, false memories, and abuse by another Defendant properly rejected in time-barred postconviction proceeding… Lint affirmed. [Read more…]
Prisoners, MSP clothed body search
PRISONERS: Claims relating to clothed body search of MSP prisoner properly rejected on summary judgment… Dayton affirmed. [Read more…]
Deliberate homicide, decapitation, speedy trial
DELIBERATE HOMICIDE: Conviction of decapitation affirmed over speedy trial and prison video testimony challenges… Todd affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]
Post-verdict, request to “correct” $657,000 MVA verdict
POST-VERDICT RULINGS: Plaintiff’s request to “correct” his verdict for damages incurred by boxes falling from truck to reflect via 9 juror affidavits that jury made “clerical error” in finding $657,000 “total” damages to be reduced by his 35% fault when it intended $657,000 to be the “net” award denied on basis that affidavits not admissible to impeach the verdict… Defendant’s motion to offset SSDI denied as Plaintiff would not be fully compensated in light of 35% fault reduction (1st impression)… pre-judgment interest awarded on $25,000 medicals award even though the stipulated amount was more… Davies. [Read more…]
$5,826,023 verdict/judgment, fraudulent ARD claims
VERDICT: $1,081,265 verdict trebled by Judge Christensen to $3,243,795 damages for false or fraudulent ARD claims by CARD plus $2,582,228 False Claim Act penalties for total of $5,826,023 to US with Qui Tam Relator BNSF awarded 25% of total proceeds plus fees/costs (claim for $1.4 million pending). [Read more…]
Settlements
Plan I
Patrick Daniels, multiple, 12/21, disputed, $30,000, Kiel Duckworth [Read more…]